Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-26

to get pension the other day which
| dates back something over twenty years.
There is talk of submitting TO the vet
ers a proposition to bond Ford county
to the extent of 100000 for a sugar
| plant.
Arkansas City is to have a paper mill.
The local papers say the necessary CAPT
tai, SO 900, has been subscribed and that
work will begin at once.
The Southern Kansas will be running
trains to Englewood this month, the
present terminus being Ashland, sixteen
miles from Englewood.
On Saturday night farmers meeting
will be held at Leoti, at which the farm
ers of Wichita county will pledge them
selves as to how much sorghum they will
raise next year.
Winter wheat and rye are IN splendid
condition all over Kansas. With the
increased acreage sown this year a ire
mendous crop may be expected next
summer.
The sixth annual meeting of the Kan
SIS State Short-HOrn and Breeders asso-
citation will be held in Topeka, Decem-
Der IS and 16, 1887. a full attendance
of Kansas breeders of Short-Horns is
confidently expected.
An eight year old boy fastened the end
of a rope to his arm, the rope being at
tached to a mule; the mule took fright
and leaped a fence. Jerking the boys arm
from the BODY. The boy still lives. So
says the Troy Chief.
The Wichita county farmers are tax
ing hand in the sugar industry, and
are going to pledge themselves to raise a
certain number OF acres next year. As
sorghum is a sure crop in this manner
the men who pus their money in plant
will know exactly upon what to depend
in the matter of supply.
Superintendent Robertson informs the
News that there are eighty-five public
schools in Kingman county outside the
city, all of which are now In session.
Four years ago there were only eleven
schools in the entire county. Our edu-
cational facilities keep bravely up with
the general progress of the county
Kingmap News.
1t is said that recent supreme court
decision bars all persons from copying
the records in the registers office, for the
purpose of making abstracts, ETC., ex-
cept by consent of the register and on
payment of fees if he requires them.
The decision is on a case from Russell
county, where the register refused to
allow his records to be copied by an alb
stracter.-Times.
Judge Peters has succeeded in securing
daily mail service on the Rock Island
road between Wichita and Caldwell.
The Caldwell people have been complain
ing of lack of mail facilities. No sooner
was the matter laid before our efficient
Congressman than remedy was forth
coming. The service will be put on
about December 1st.-Wellington Press.
The state historical society is in receipt
of gold medal, presented to the widow
of John Brown, by eminent French re-
publicans, as testimonial of admiration
for the herOism of the martyr whose
soul goes marching on. Victor Hugo,
LarrocQue, Capron and Louis Blanc We're
among those who subscribed to the med
al. The medal was received from John
Brown, Jr., accompanied by a long letter
giving an account of its history and by
the original letter from the French COM
mittee which presented the medal to the
widow-State Journal.
A frightful accident occurred on a
claim about twenty miles from this city
a few days ago. The claim is owned by
DR.. Tedrow who has been engaged for
the past few days, in company with his
son. Herbert. in sinking a well. The
well had reached great depth and they
We're still working at it when without
any warning the walls suddenly gave
way covering the son 104 feet in the
ground. The neighbors were at once
summoned on the rescuing of the boy
from his living tomb. All the afternoon
and night they worked and the next
morning they came to town to secure
more assistance. This is the fourth acct
dem of the kind that has occurred in
the past few MONTHS Garden City
Herald.